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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salaries across 51 states

$51,236
National Average (Median)
$72,260
Highest: District of Columbia
$43,920
Lowest: South Dakota

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary by State

Compare Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$43,920
$72,260

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $48,790 AK $56,730 AZ $47,880 AR $47,130 CA $52,350 CO $54,070 CT $47,960 DE $57,170 DC $72,260 FL $45,880 GA $49,180 HI $52,570 ID $49,660 IL $57,240 IN $50,060 IA $47,000 KS $47,170 KY $49,990 LA $47,050 ME $55,150 MD $51,350 MA $55,690 MI $49,490 MN $59,220 MS $45,660 MO $51,410 MT $47,140 NE $53,880 NV $47,920 NH $52,770 NJ $54,590 NM $43,960 NY $55,810 NC $48,230 ND $57,580 OH $50,320 OK $44,950 OR $54,980 PA $49,960 RI $49,320 SC $47,550 SD $43,920 TN $49,660 TX $47,320 UT $51,010 VT $56,360 VA $50,710 WA $59,330 WV $46,620 WI $52,350 WY $48,690

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
District of Columbia
$72,260
#2
Washington
$59,330
#3
Minnesota
$59,220
#4
North Dakota
$57,580
#5
Illinois
$57,240

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 District of Columbia $72,260 $70,320 300
2 Washington $59,330 $63,190 4,920
3 Minnesota $59,220 $59,990 2,760
4 North Dakota $57,580 $59,450 600
5 Illinois $57,240 $59,400 N/A
6 Delaware $57,170 $55,810 670
7 Alaska $56,730 $64,690 570
8 Vermont $56,360 $56,750 260
9 New York $55,810 $61,990 11,160
10 Massachusetts $55,690 $60,350 3,510
11 Maine $55,150 $57,750 670
12 Oregon $54,980 $57,970 3,290
13 New Jersey $54,590 $58,030 6,420
14 Colorado $54,070 $58,140 3,470
15 Nebraska $53,880 $58,570 1,500
16 New Hampshire $52,770 $55,810 710
17 Hawaii $52,570 $60,880 950
18 California $52,350 $57,950 23,970
19 Wisconsin $52,350 $54,690 3,240
20 Missouri $51,410 $59,420 4,340
21 Maryland $51,350 $56,110 3,310
22 Utah $51,010 $53,460 2,040
23 Virginia $50,710 $54,230 5,830
24 Ohio $50,320 $53,890 5,720
25 Indiana $50,060 $54,170 4,090
26 Kentucky $49,990 $54,600 2,440
27 Pennsylvania $49,960 $53,490 6,670
28 Idaho $49,660 $52,930 1,430
29 Tennessee $49,660 $51,130 4,190
30 Michigan $49,490 $54,140 5,390
31 Rhode Island $49,320 $56,460 530
32 Georgia $49,180 $52,030 6,190
33 Alabama $48,790 $50,890 1,780
34 Wyoming $48,690 $53,220 240
35 North Carolina $48,230 $51,240 5,740
36 Connecticut $47,960 $55,470 2,220
37 Nevada $47,920 $51,760 2,840
38 Arizona $47,880 $51,250 5,690
39 South Carolina $47,550 $50,740 2,440
40 Texas $47,320 $50,770 23,920
41 Kansas $47,170 $51,400 1,670
42 Montana $47,140 $52,020 810
43 Arkansas $47,130 $48,420 1,780
44 Louisiana $47,050 $50,030 2,980
45 Iowa $47,000 $51,790 1,460
46 West Virginia $46,620 $48,850 880
47 Florida $45,880 $49,620 12,550
48 Mississippi $45,660 $48,500 2,000
49 Oklahoma $44,950 $48,360 2,180
50 New Mexico $43,960 $47,930 1,350
51 South Dakota $43,920 $43,860 860

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

Take-Home in District of Columbia → Take-Home in Washington → Take-Home in Minnesota →

Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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